State Assembly By-Election on 28th May

May 24, 2018

Several state assembly seats in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Kerala have fallen vacant in the recent months. Some of the assembly seats fell vacant due to the untimely deaths of the MPs and MLAs or due to elected members opting to quit their party to join hands with some other party. The Election Commission necessitated the process to fill the vacant seats of these state assemblies. The EC released its official notification on May 3, announcing May 28 as the polling day, while the counting of votes in these assembly constituencies will take place on May 31.

After a breathtaking contest in the Karnataka state assembly elections, the BJP and the Congress are set to lock horns once again, as ten state assembly seats are up for grabs in the upcoming by-polls, scheduled to take place on May 28. States like Maharashtra and Uttarakhand will witness a direct face-off between the two strongest political parties in the country, while other states can witness the growing strength of the “Third Front”, coming together to defeat a common enemy in BJP. Some of the vacant assembly seats were held by the BJP, so the party would be looking to reclaim their lost territory, while also pushing themselves to add more seats to their tally before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. A defeat for BJP can be moral boosting for the Congress and the other regional parties such as the SP, BSP, LDF, RJD, and JMM. Here is a list of State Assembly Constituencies where by-elections are scheduled to take place on May 28:

State

Election

Assembly Constituency

AC No.

Election Date

Result Date

Bihar

Assembly

Jokihat

50

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Jharkhand

Assembly

Gomia

34

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Jharkhand

Assembly

Silli

61

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Kerala

Assembly

Chengannur

110

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Maharashtra

Assembly

Palus Kadegaon

285

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Meghalaya

Assembly

Ampti (ST)

53

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Punjab

Assembly

Shahkot

32

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Uttarakhand

Assembly

Tharali

5

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

Uttar Pradesh

Assembly

Noorpur

24

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

West Bengal

Assembly

Maheshtala

155

28.05.2018

31.05.2018

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, every election taking place has become important for the national parties and regional parties, as for some the victory in these by-elections can propel the confidence of the parties looking to challenge the might of the BJP, while a victory for others can be a display of strength before next year’s election.

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